Aktuelles 13. Mai 2013

Lesenswerte Analysen, Hintergrundberichte und interessante News:

• Bike lanes led to 49% increase in retail sales – Boing Boing “
  Back in November 2012, the New York Department of Transportation released a report called Measuring the Street: New Metrics for the 21st Century, which had some compelling figures on the way that local business benefits from bike-lanes, for the fairly obvious reason that cyclists find it easy to stop and shop, as compared to drivers, who are more likely to continue on to a mall with a big parking lot, or shop online.“
• Crêpes Suzette: Rakuten und die Online-Händler der Zukunft „Als weiteres Vorzeigebeispiel hat Rakuten Gabriellas Salatsaucen ausgezeichnet, ebenfalls ein Familienbetrieb, der allerdings nur diese eine Produkt vertreibt, das aber mit einer guten Geschichte aufgeladen hat. Dies sei die Art von Händlern, die den Reiz von Rakuten künftig ausmachen sollen. So die Botschaft, die Rakuten zu vermitteln versucht.“
• Pay to play: Can YouTube succeed with its paid channel subscriptions?
• Media Saturn: „Wir werden dieses Jahr die Milliarde knacken“ „Enttäuscht zeigt er sich vom Musikdienst Juke. Dieser sei noch „viel zu klein“. Zudem stünde das Thema Video on Demand „oben auf der Liste der Innovationen“.“
• Why Private Torrent Sites Have Strict Copyright Enforcement Rules „Balázs notes that “backroom dealings” like these seem to be better received by site operators and provide an avenue for negotiated settlement rather than the alternative of sending in the lawyers. TorrentFreak spoke to the admin of another private tracker specializing in music who confirmed that deals were in place with at least two dozen artists and label workers who agree to keep the peace in exchange for ratio.“
• kLAWtext: juris wackelt
• YouTube Once Again Building A Paywall On Which Old Media Can Hang Itself | Techdirt
• Exciting Commerce: CircleUp holt $7,5 Mio. für Crowdfunding für Händler und Hersteller
• Daring Fireball Linked List: Peter Shankman: ‚If Google Glass Fails, It’s Robert Scoble’s Fault‘ „Glass will succeed or fail on its own merits, just as most mass market products do. The problem with Segway wasn’t that Peter Shankman drew attention to himself by riding it all over New York. The problem with Segway is that almost no one wanted a $4000 scooter, and the only people that Segway did appeal to were socially-maladjusted, self-centered, self-important, “Hey everybody, look at me! I’m using this ostentatious expensive new gadget!” blowhards like Peter Shankman.“

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